Q. If you could ask Tiger Woods one question, what would it be?
A. I’d ask him what happened on Thanksgiving Day and into the next morning when he had the accident. Until he addresses that, if ever he does, there will be speculation about all kinds of things. If Woods wants the speculation to stop, there’s only one way to do it. Answer that question.
Q. Woods is being treated for addictive behavior. First, it was reported to be for sex addiction. Now we’re hearing the treatment is for addiction to sleeping pills and painkillers. Thoughts?
A. I believe the statement he made was one of the 12 steps to recovery for addicts who are being treated. I’m not an expert on the subject but those who are tell me that the apologies he made in the statement were consistent with somebody in a 12-step program.
Q. Where does Woods’ return to Buddhism fit into the 12 steps?
A. Step No. 2, as I read it, is the “decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God.” His understanding of God is Buddhism. Continue Reading…
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For Angel Cabrera, winning the Masters Tournament was a validation. There are many golfers with one major title on their resume, much fewer with two.
When Cabrera, the long-hitting Argentine, won the U.S. Open in 2007 at Oakmont Country Club in suburban Pittsburgh, it had historic and global implications. When he won a Green Jacket last year at Augusta National Golf Club, it elevated his status immeasurably. Nobody can call him a one-hit wonder now.
“It’s very important for me,” Cabrera said Tuesday during the annual pre-Masters champion’s press conference. “It signifies a lot of importance that I can win majors. It wasn’t just by luck that I won the U.S. Open. It tells me that I can get those big tournaments. It gives me a lot of merit, and it especially helps me that I can win more tournaments.” Continue Reading…
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“The majors is where there’s more pressure over you, but you have to play the most naturally you can.” Masters Champion Angel Cabrera.
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Rosie Jones, a 13-time winner on the LPGA Tour who represented the United States on seven Solheim Cup teams, has been selected captain of the 2011 U.S. Solheim Cup Team.
“I am honored and absolutely ecstatic to be chosen as the 2011 Solheim Cup captain,” said Jones, who made the clinching putt in 2002. “The Solheim Cup has been a huge part of my career, and now it will be even more exciting as I prepare for what promises to be another great Solheim Cup in Ireland.”
The 2011 Solheim Cup will be played at Killeen Castle in County Meath, Ireland, Sept. 23-25. Continue Reading…
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Tom Gillis is on a roll.
The Pontiac native who grew up learning and playing the game at Indianwood Golf & Country Club in Lake Orion is enjoying a solid start to the 2010 PGA Tour season.
Gillis kept it going Sunday with an impressive T8 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He had four rounds in the 60s. He closed with his third 69 Sunday at Pebble Beach, and added a 68 in the second round, for a 275 total, 11-under-par.
It was worth $186,000 and Gillis, two-time Michigan Open champion (1994, 2008), now has earned nearly $270,000 in the past month. Gillis started the season with a T25 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, added a T57 at the Bob Hope Classic and was T27 at Riviera Country Club. Continue Reading…
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“They’re all pretty great. I probably like 8 … 8 is probably my favorite hole.” – J.B. Holmes, on Pebble Beach Golf Links where he nearly won Sunday thanks to an eagle 2 on the spectacular eighth hole during the tournament.
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“It came down to me and Brett Favre.” – Paul Goydos, after being named one of four assistants for the 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
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David Duval embraces difficult tasks. It’s how he explains his outstanding performance last year in the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, where he finished T2 behind Lucas Glover.
This week at the AT&T National Pro-Am follows the same pattern. On Thursday, Duval carved out a solid 67 at Spyglass Hill, the first time he’s ever broken 70 on that track. He backed it up with 70 Friday at Pebble Beach Golf Links and is among the leaders.
The U.S. Open, Duval said, “just pretty much felt right.
“Just comfortable and good,” he said. “You know, those weeks, to me, ironically, they’re a little bit easier to pay attention to what you’re doing because the golf courses are so difficult and the situations are so difficult that it’s real easy for me to focus on those weeks. Continue Reading…
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“I don’t know what to say. I’m hitting the ball mostly pretty good. Had to shake a few putts in on these greens, and not got much trouble, so kind of the recipe you need to have out here.” – David Duval, after a second-round 68 at Pebble Beach keeps him in contention at AT&T National Pro-Am.
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“No, never. I’m not that type of person, for sure.” – Lorena Ochoa, LPGA Player of the Year, on whether she has a future on Twitter.
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